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The Philadelphia Orchestra
2024-2025 Season

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Music and Artistic Director 

Walter and Leonore Annenberg Chair

 

Marin Alsop

Principal Guest Conductor

Ralph and Beth Johnston Muller Chair

 

Naomi Woo

Assistant Conductor

 

Joseph Conyers

Education and Community Ambassador

Mark and Tobey Dichter Chair

 

Charlotte Blake Alston

Storyteller, Narrator, and Host

Osagie and Losenge Imasogie Chair

 

Frederick R. Haas

Artistic Advisor

Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Experience

 

First Violins

David Kim, Concertmaster

Dr. Benjamin Rush Chair

Juliette Kang, First Associate Concertmaster

Joseph and Marie Field Chair

Christine Lim, Associate Concertmaster

Marc Rovetti, Assistant Concertmaster

Dr. James F. Dougherty Chair

Barbara Govatos

Robert E. Mortensen Chair

Jonathan Beiler

Hirono Oka

Richard Amoroso

Robert and Lynne Pollack Chair

Yayoi Numazawa

Jason DePue

Larry A. Grika Chair

Jennifer Haas

Miyo Curnow

Elina Kalendarova

Daniel Han

Julia Li

William Polk

Mei Ching Huang

 

Second Violins

Kimberly Fisher, Principal

Peter A. Benoliel Chair

Paul Roby, Associate Principal

Sandra and David Marshall Chair

Dara Morales, Assistant Principal

Anne M. Buxton Chair

Philip Kates

Peter A. Benoliel Chair

Davyd Booth

Paul Arnold

Joseph Brodo Chair, given by Peter A. Benoliel 

Boris Balter

Amy Oshiro-Morales

Volunteer Committees Chair

Yu-Ting Chen

Jeoung-Yin Kim

Willa Finck

John Bian

MuChen Hsieh

Eliot Heaton

 

Violas

Choong-Jin Chang, Principal

Ruth and A. Morris Williams, Jr., Chair

Kirsten Johnson, Associate Principal

Kerri Ryan, Assistant Principal

Burchard Tang

Renard Edwards

Anna Marie Ahn Petersen

Piasecki Family Chair

David Nicastro

Che-Hung Chen 

Rachel Ku

Marvin Moon

Meng Wang

 

Cellos

Hai-Ye Ni, Principal

Priscilla Lee, Associate Principal

Yumi Kendall, Assistant Principal

Elaine Woo Camarda and A. Morris Williams, Jr., Chair

Richard Harlow

Kathryn Picht Read

Ohad Bar-David

John Koen

Derek Barnes

Alex Veltman

 

Basses

Joseph Conyers, Principal

Carole and Emilio Gravagno Chair

Gabriel Polinsky, Associate Principal

Tobias Vigneau, Assistant Principal

David Fay

Duane Rosengard

Nathaniel West

Michael Franz

Christian Gray

 

Some members of the string sections voluntarily rotate seating on a periodic basis.

 

Flutes

Jeffrey Khaner, Principal

Paul and Barbara Henkels Chair

Patrick Williams, Associate Principal

Rachelle and Ronald Kaiserman Chair

Olivia Staton

Erica Peel, Piccolo

 

Oboes

Philippe Tondre, Principal

Samuel S. Fels Chair

Peter Smith, Associate Principal

Jonathan Blumenfeld

Edwin Tuttle Chair

Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia, English Horn

Joanne T. Greenspun Chair

 

Clarinets

Ricardo Morales, Principal

Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Chair

Samuel Caviezel, Associate Principal

Sarah and Frank Coulson Chair

Socrates Villegas

Paul R. Demers, Bass Clarinet

Peter M. Joseph and Susan Rittenhouse Joseph Chair

 

Bassoons

Daniel Matsukawa, Principal

Richard M. Klein Chair

Mark Gigliotti, Co-Principal

Angela Anderson Smith

Holly Blake, Contrabassoon

 

Horns

Jennifer Montone, Principal

Gray Charitable Trust Chair

Jeffrey Lang, Associate Principal

Hannah L. and J. Welles Henderson Chair

Christopher Dwyer

Chelsea McFarland

Ernesto Tovar Torres

 

Trumpets

Esteban Batallán, Principal

Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest Chair

Jeffrey Curnow, Associate Principal

Gary and Ruthanne Schlarbaum Chair

Anthony Prisk

 

Trombones

Nitzan Haroz, Principal

Neubauer Family Foundation Chair

Matthew Vaughn, Co-Principal

Blair Bollinger, Bass Trombone

Drs. Bong and Mi Wha Lee Chair

 

Tuba

Carol Jantsch, Principal

Lyn and George M. Ross Chair

 

Timpani

Don S. Liuzzi, Principal

Dwight V. Dowley Chair

Angela Zator Nelson, Associate Principal

 

Percussion

Christopher Deviney, Principal

Charlie Rosmarin, Associate Principal

Angela Zator Nelson

 

Piano and Celesta

Kiyoko Takeuti

 

Keyboards

Davyd Booth

 

Harp

Elizabeth Hainen, Principal

 

Librarians

Nicole Jordan, Principal

Holly Matthews

 

Stage Personnel

Dennis Moore, Jr., Manager

Francis “Chip” O’Shea III

Aaron Wilson

The Philadelphia Orchestra
2024-2025 Season

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Music and Artistic Director 

Walter and Leonore Annenberg Chair

 

Marin Alsop

Principal Guest Conductor

Ralph and Beth Johnston Muller Chair

 

Naomi Woo

Assistant Conductor

 

Joseph Conyers

Education and Community Ambassador

Mark and Tobey Dichter Chair

 

Charlotte Blake Alston

Storyteller, Narrator, and Host

Osagie and Losenge Imasogie Chair

 

Frederick R. Haas

Artistic Advisor

Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Experience

 

First Violins

David Kim, Concertmaster

Dr. Benjamin Rush Chair

Juliette Kang, First Associate Concertmaster

Joseph and Marie Field Chair

Christine Lim, Associate Concertmaster

Marc Rovetti, Assistant Concertmaster

Dr. James F. Dougherty Chair

Barbara Govatos

Robert E. Mortensen Chair

Jonathan Beiler

Hirono Oka

Richard Amoroso

Robert and Lynne Pollack Chair

Yayoi Numazawa

Jason DePue

Larry A. Grika Chair

Jennifer Haas

Miyo Curnow

Elina Kalendarova

Daniel Han

Julia Li

William Polk

Mei Ching Huang

 

Second Violins

Kimberly Fisher, Principal

Peter A. Benoliel Chair

Paul Roby, Associate Principal

Sandra and David Marshall Chair

Dara Morales, Assistant Principal

Anne M. Buxton Chair

Philip Kates

Peter A. Benoliel Chair

Davyd Booth

Paul Arnold

Joseph Brodo Chair, given by Peter A. Benoliel 

Boris Balter

Amy Oshiro-Morales

Volunteer Committees Chair

Yu-Ting Chen

Jeoung-Yin Kim

Willa Finck

John Bian

MuChen Hsieh

Eliot Heaton

 

Violas

Choong-Jin Chang, Principal

Ruth and A. Morris Williams, Jr., Chair

Kirsten Johnson, Associate Principal

Kerri Ryan, Assistant Principal

Burchard Tang

Renard Edwards

Anna Marie Ahn Petersen

Piasecki Family Chair

David Nicastro

Che-Hung Chen 

Rachel Ku

Marvin Moon

Meng Wang

 

Cellos

Hai-Ye Ni, Principal

Priscilla Lee, Associate Principal

Yumi Kendall, Assistant Principal

Elaine Woo Camarda and A. Morris Williams, Jr., Chair

Richard Harlow

Kathryn Picht Read

Ohad Bar-David

John Koen

Derek Barnes

Alex Veltman

 

Basses

Joseph Conyers, Principal

Carole and Emilio Gravagno Chair

Gabriel Polinsky, Associate Principal

Tobias Vigneau, Assistant Principal

David Fay

Duane Rosengard

Nathaniel West

Michael Franz

Christian Gray

 

Some members of the string sections voluntarily rotate seating on a periodic basis.

 

Flutes

Jeffrey Khaner, Principal

Paul and Barbara Henkels Chair

Patrick Williams, Associate Principal

Rachelle and Ronald Kaiserman Chair

Olivia Staton

Erica Peel, Piccolo

 

Oboes

Philippe Tondre, Principal

Samuel S. Fels Chair

Peter Smith, Associate Principal

Jonathan Blumenfeld

Edwin Tuttle Chair

Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia, English Horn

Joanne T. Greenspun Chair

 

Clarinets

Ricardo Morales, Principal

Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Chair

Samuel Caviezel, Associate Principal

Sarah and Frank Coulson Chair

Socrates Villegas

Paul R. Demers, Bass Clarinet

Peter M. Joseph and Susan Rittenhouse Joseph Chair

 

Bassoons

Daniel Matsukawa, Principal

Richard M. Klein Chair

Mark Gigliotti, Co-Principal

Angela Anderson Smith

Holly Blake, Contrabassoon

 

Horns

Jennifer Montone, Principal

Gray Charitable Trust Chair

Jeffrey Lang, Associate Principal

Hannah L. and J. Welles Henderson Chair

Christopher Dwyer

Chelsea McFarland

Ernesto Tovar Torres

 

Trumpets

Esteban Batallán, Principal

Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest Chair

Jeffrey Curnow, Associate Principal

Gary and Ruthanne Schlarbaum Chair

Anthony Prisk

 

Trombones

Nitzan Haroz, Principal

Neubauer Family Foundation Chair

Matthew Vaughn, Co-Principal

Blair Bollinger, Bass Trombone

Drs. Bong and Mi Wha Lee Chair

 

Tuba

Carol Jantsch, Principal

Lyn and George M. Ross Chair

 

Timpani

Don S. Liuzzi, Principal

Dwight V. Dowley Chair

Angela Zator Nelson, Associate Principal

 

Percussion

Christopher Deviney, Principal

Charlie Rosmarin, Associate Principal

Angela Zator Nelson

 

Piano and Celesta

Kiyoko Takeuti

 

Keyboards

Davyd Booth

 

Harp

Elizabeth Hainen, Principal

 

Librarians

Nicole Jordan, Principal

Holly Matthews

 

Stage Personnel

Dennis Moore, Jr., Manager

Francis “Chip” O’Shea III

Aaron Wilson